Firm-to-test matrix

Which test each US firm uses for summer 2028

The online test you sit for one firm is rarely the one you sit for the next. This matrix lists, for the 37 US firms we cover with an online test or video stage, what that stage is, who runs it where it is named, and the sources behind each row. Find your firm, then practice that format.

In short

There is no single Wall Street test. Elite boutiques Moelis, PJT and Houlihan Lokey require Suited, as do Skadden and Simpson Thacher in law. Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan send HackerRank to engineering and quant applicants and HireVue video interviews more widely. McKinsey uses its own Solve game, BCG an SHL-built Consulting Career Assessment and Bain a Sova or TestGorilla assessment. Blackstone sends Pymetrics games and Bain Capital the Predictive Index. EY and PwC send untimed SHL work-style questionnaires.

Banks

Elite boutiques and middle market

Consulting

Big Four

Private equity, hedge funds and asset managers

Law

Each row is what the firm's US process pages name for the summer 2028 cycle, with the sources they rest on. Tests can differ by division and office; your invitation email names the one you will sit.

How this matrix is built

Every row comes from our US process pages for that firm, and every cell cites the sources it rests on, each re-read in November 2026. Firm pages come first; where a row rests on a dated applicant review or a prep site, its entry in the source list is marked as such, so you can see how firm each cell is. Where no source names a vendor, the vendor is left out rather than guessed.

A cell that reads "Not named" means the firm's pages don't list that stage; it doesn't mean the firm never uses one. Many firms we cover, such as Evercore, Centerview, Apollo and most law firms, go from the application to a screen or first-round interview, and their own pages describe each stage.

The patterns

Elite boutiques have converged on Suited: Moelis, PJT and Houlihan Lokey require it, and Skadden and Simpson Thacher use it for summer associates. Suited's assessment has a timed cognitive part on attention to detail, critical reasoning and logical reasoning, plus a behavioral part.

The largest banks lean on recorded video. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley all name HireVue, while coding tests on HackerRank go to engineering and quant applicants. Consulting firms run their own tools: McKinsey's Solve game, BCG's SHL-built Consulting Career Assessment and Bain's Sova or TestGorilla assessment. In private equity, Blackstone sends Pymetrics games and Bain Capital uses the Predictive Index.

How to use it

Find your firm, open its page for the stage, and practice that exact format. A Suited cognitive section, a HackerRank coding challenge and an SHL work-style questionnaire need completely different preparation, and practice on the wrong one barely transfers.

Tests can differ by division, office and role, as the cells show (Citi's Services survey versus its Technology coding test, for example). The invitation email names the test you will sit, so read it before you start, and check spam on the day you apply: several firms send the link within minutes or hours.

FAQ

Common questions about firm tests

Among the firms we cover, Moelis, PJT Partners and Houlihan Lokey require Suited for summer analyst applicants; Houlihan Lokey names it on its Corporate Finance postings, with 5 calendar days to finish. [19, 20, 21]

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Sources

Firm pages first, then dated reports. Last checked Nov 5, 2026.

  1. 1Goldman Sachs: Your Guide to HackerRank Success (Aug 2026)
  2. 2Goldman Sachs: Prepare (students)
  3. 3JPMorganChase (job site): 2027 Quantitative Research, Markets, Summer Internship, Analyst, United States
  4. 4JPMorganChase (job site): 2028 Global Investment Banking Summer Analyst Program, Houston
  5. 5Morgan Stanley (Handshake): 2027 Public Finance Summer Analyst Program (United States)
  6. 6Bank of America: Global Technology Summer Analyst 2027, Software Engineer and Mainframe Analyst
  7. 7Bank of America: Internship & Professional Programs Application Process
  8. 8Candidate report on a public forum: BofA Campus Insights HireVue (Aug 2026)
  9. 9Candidate report on a public forum: Summer Analyst interview, New York (Feb 2026)
  10. 10Citi: Early Career (application process)
  11. 11Deutsche Bank: Early Careers: Let's Prepare
  12. 12UBS: Early careers
  13. 13Candidate report on a public forum: Sales and Trading Summer Analyst interview, New York (Jan 2026)
  14. 14Wells Fargo: Frequently asked questions
  15. 15Candidate discussion on a public forum: Wells Fargo 2026 SA HireVue (IB) (thread, from Jan 2025)
  16. 16Candidate report on a public forum: Investment Banking Summer Analyst interview, Houston (Feb 2025)
  17. 17Lazard: Global Notice on the Use of AI-Enabled Interview Tools in Recruitment
  18. 18Candidate report on a public forum: Lazard hirevue (Oct 2026)
  19. 19Moelis & Company: Explore Opportunities
  20. 20PJT Partners: Students
  21. 21Houlihan Lokey (Workday): 2028 Investment Banking Summer Financial Analyst (Class of 2029), NY M&A
  22. 22Candidate report on a public forum: Investment Banking Summer Analyst interview, Chicago (Jan 2026)
  23. 23Candidate discussion on a public forum: Guggenheim Chicago 45 Minute Writing Assessment SA25 (Feb 2024)
  24. 24McKinsey & Company: Solve, McKinsey's assessment game
  25. 25McKinsey & Company: Campus application deadlines
  26. 26BCG: Consulting Career Assessment (CCA) FAQs, Applicants to US offices (Jul 2024)
  27. 27BCG: Associate Job Opportunities, United States
  28. 28Bain & Company: Digital assessment
  29. 29Bain & Company: Hiring process: Associate Consultant Intern (US office panels)
  30. 30Candidate report on a public forum: Entry Level Consultant interview, Dallas (Jul 2025)
  31. 31Candidate report on a public forum: Lateral Associate interview, New York (Dec 2025)
  32. 32Kearney: Our recruiting process
  33. 33Accenture: Recruiting and Hiring Process: Careers FAQs
  34. 34Extern: Deloitte Internship 2027-2028: Programs, Deadlines & How to Apply · prep site
  35. 35EY, via the Wayback Machine: Early Careers skills assessment, frequently asked questions (archived Sep 18, 2025)
  36. 36EY: Early Careers application timelines and guidance
  37. 37EY (global): Privacy Notice, Digital Interview and CodeVue Tool
  38. 38PwC: Entry Level Assessment FAQs
  39. 39Business Insider, hosted by Blackstone: Business Insider on the Blackstone summer analyst program (Jul 2024) · press
  40. 40Fortune: How to get hired at KKR, the PE giant that accepts fewer than 1% of intern applicants (Sep 2024) · press
  41. 41Candidate discussion on a public forum: KKR SA 2024 (Jan 2023)
  42. 42Bain Capital, via Built In Boston: 2027 Summer Analyst, Path into Private Equity (posting)
  43. 43Candidate report on a public forum: SA Credit interview, New York (Jun 2022)
  44. 44BlackRock: FAQs for Students and Grads in the Americas
  45. 45Candidate report on a public forum: Quant Trader Intern interview, New York (Oct 2025)
  46. 46QuantVault: Jane Street Interview Guide (2026): Rounds, Timeline, Pay & Prep · prep site
  47. 47Point72 (Greenhouse): 2028 Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Summer Internship Program, US
  48. 48Candidate report on a public forum: Academy intern interview, New York (Dec 2025)
  49. 49Skadden: Summer Associate Application Information (United States)
  50. 50Simpson Thacher: How to Apply (Summer Program)
  51. 51Chambers Associate: Latham & Watkins firm profile: Get Hired · press